The Falklands War: Turning Points
Warfare
History Hit
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🗓️ 8 April 2022
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
As a mist set in and the sea began to swell, British and Argentine warships circled one another off the coast of the Falkland Islands. Yet hidden beneath the waves, HMS Conqueror - a Royal Navy nuclear submarine - stalked the packed decks of the Belgrano. This pivotal day 40 years ago witnessed one of the key turning points that shifted the course of the Falklands War.
In this second instalment of a new miniseries from Warfare focusing on that very conflict, James is joined by Sir Lawrence Freedman - official historian of the Falklands War - to find out more about the crucial moments that led to Britain's victory in 1982.
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| 0:00.0 | As a mist set in and the sea began to swell, British and Argentine warships circled each other off the coast of the Falkland islands. |
| 0:09.0 | Yet hidden beneath the waves, HMS Conqueror, a Royal Navy submarine, storts the Argyz. the |
| 0:15.0 | HMS Conqueror, a Royal Navy submarine, storts the Argentine ship, the Belgrano. |
| 0:17.0 | The Belgrano was 44 years old by this point. |
| 0:20.0 | It was originally a light cruiser built by the US and named the USS Phoenix. |
| 0:24.8 | It had survived Pearl Harbor and risen from the ashes it went on to serve the Argentine cause. |
| 0:31.8 | Yet it just after 1813 on May 2nd, the nuclear-powered HMS conqueror loaded its |
| 0:38.2 | torpedoes and with its first two strikes tore the Belgrano apart. The blast alone killed 275 of the Belgrano's |
| 0:47.8 | one thousand and ninety three crew. This was the end of the Belgrano and a key turning point in the Falklands War. |
| 0:55.0 | I'm your host James Rogers. |
| 0:57.0 | This is the Warfare Podcast, and for our second installment of our Falklands mini-series, |
| 1:02.0 | I'm joined by Professor Sir Lawrence Friedman, the official |
| 1:04.8 | historian of the Falklands War. |
| 1:07.7 | Professor Friedman describes in dramatic detail the key turning points of the conflict, |
| 1:12.4 | such as the sinking of the Belgrano, the Battle of Goose |
| 1:15.4 | Green and the final push to Stanley. Enjoy. Professor Friedman. |
| 1:24.0 | Hello, welcome to the wall. Professor Friedman, |
| 1:34.0 | hello, welcome to the Warfare Podcast. |
| 1:35.8 | How are you doing today? |
| 1:36.8 | Fine, thank you very much. |
| 1:38.3 | How good to be here. |
| 1:39.5 | Well, it's great to have you on to have the official historian of the Falklands campaign to tell us about key points of this |
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